Iraq: Maliki increases chances to remain in power – Update 1note

Leader of the (Shiite) Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim is said to be about to announce his support for Nouri Al-Maliki to remain PM and form a new government in Iraq. The following 457-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what made Al-Hakim change his mind. It also tells what about the situation within the Iraqiya List of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi.